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A. M.'BROWN.

HUB.

Patented Nov. 17, 1885.

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ARTEMAS M. BROWN, or OTTAWA, onro.

HUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,771, dated November 17, 1885.

Application filed August 17, 1885. Serial No. 174,604. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTEMAS M. BROWN,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at Ottawa, in the county of Putnam and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hubs; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side view. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a section of the band. Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 00 m, Fig. 1.

My invention relates to carriage-hubs; and it consists in the construction and novel 001D- bination of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the class of hubs to which my improvement belongs the ribs between the spokes lengthwise support the spoke only on one side, while it is well known to carriage-manufacturers that the spokes need no support in that direction, but that they do require support on the front and back, and this support my improvement gives, as well as equal support on all sides.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates a superficial shell or peripheral band, upon the interior periphery of which are formed protecting or strengthening wards B, which extend to or into the body of the hub, forming openings B therein of dimensions sufficient to admit the full size of the base of the spokes to a depth that will give ample support from the tenon-shoulder O to a point where the bevel for the throat of the spoke begins. The hub inside of the openings B is mortised in the usual manner, permitting the shoulder of the spoke to rest on the wood portion of the hub. This gives strength and solidity to the spoke at the point of entrance in the hub (which is known to be and when forced onto the proper place is compressed into a peripheral groove, M, turned in the hub, thus preventing any possibility of the band being moved on the hub by any strain that may be brought to bear upon the spokes of the wheel, thereby strengthening the spoke, rather than the spokes holdingthe band in place. This is an essential feature of the invention and one not found in the constructions heretofore employed.

The second form illustrated is a modification of the improvement hereinbefore described. This short spoke-supporting band Iis used in connection with two overlapping wroughtiron bands, K K, compressed on upon each edge or end of the spoke-supporting band I, and holding the same firmly in place. This supporting-band is provided with internal wards similar to those of band first hereinbefore described.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

The combination, with the wooden hub having the peripheral groove, and the recesses therein,ofthespoke-securingbandhaviugconcentrating-wards on its inner surface to enter the said recesses'and arranged in the groove, and the narrow bands also arranged in the groove and overlapping each edge of the spoke-securing band, substantially as specified.

In testimony thereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTEMAS M. BROWN.

Witnesses:

THos. N. KERR, WM. J. RAWLINGS. 

